What are Kyle Shanahan, John Lynch and the 49ers telling us and the NFL world by zooming in as the first team to meet with, and presumably woo, former Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman on Friday night and this weekend?

It's clear. It's loud. It's all there. Every bit of this is on purpose.

The 49ers and Sherman seem to have strong mutual interest and ESPN is following up Marcus Thompson II's reporting by indicating that Sherman will take a physical today and that he and the 49ers might take steps toward agreeing to a deal quickly.